Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-19
kATIE'S ENGAGEMENT.

gu ml9ht nave Knocked me dow
with a feather. Charley" | said, .-whe
Miss Kate asked NE 10 accompany he
abroad "
1T would require a pretty Stronl
feather he ref led. And what iii,
yuu say
''Of course | wanted your permission
She quite understood that; and 1t i
arranged that to-Iaorrow | am 10 call a
tue house and let her know"
If you want To 90, Lucy. go by al
means" said he, taking up the news
paper.
Its not so much that. but you see We
should gain something for the winter
The child wants clothes; l want few
things myself. and your shirts Charley
are fraying out dreadfNlyn
That's right! bring me in and get
your own way. You're fine diplomatist.
Lucy-a trifie transparent, but quite the
right thing"
Then may go, Charley | asked
Certainly" he replied. Il win try to
manage without you for a month";
| kissed him over the paper. and he
laughed. Indeed, | am not quite sure
that he didn't rather enjoy the prospect
but held my tongue, and next day made
my arrangement with Miss Katie. who
had asked me 10 accompany her into
Switzerland. where she WAS TO stay awhile
with her aunt and cousins.
Thank YOU so much Mrs Farmer -
she said. Father would not have been
81 satisfied if you had not consented 10 20
with me. | hope Mr.. Farmer does not
mind much
Not much, miss. When do We Starts'
Next Monday she replied: and that
day We quilted home, coming through
London TO Dover, where We slept that
night.
IL was in the spring l should have told
You; ana the passage WAS a little rough:
the day was chilly too. Ii wasn't natural
that Mss Kate should travel unnoticed.
and before We reached Calais a gentle
man and his sister, pleasant spoken
couple, were talking TO her. They We're
also going into our part of the country
some place ending in ''berg''-but whether
Iceberg OF Snow berg. or some other name,
l can't distinctly say think il was
Zweiberg, or Two Mountain valley.
The young gentleman and his sister
We're going in the same direction Their
name was Neville. They had no servant.
So il was well l was there, and waited on
Miss Neville, who was, l must say. liberal
in her notions; so Charley's shirts were
soon paid for
We travelled quickly enough, but one
day, as We were waiting for q steamer TO
carry us ON from som. nlace which / for
Vet 10 snotber thar can't axac,Jv NOW
remember, | got shock which nearly
turned m. into the image of Iot,s Wit.
Close 10 Miss Katie. unseen by her.
stood desperate man knew too we'll
Gideon Grasper, Yes the man she had
refused-the man who had sworn M he
reyensed-the unscrupuIous Grssnar him
self,
He had disappeared from our VILLAGE
after that wreck business which no n5a
conld RIGHTLY fs,bom whom Niss Eo,ia
repu,sed him There was some talI-f,,
our folk are rare gossips-bur no one of
ms. 50 far had even seen him untiI now
I was alone. bag in hand watching her
as she stood ON the little landing STAGE
deem in tbonyht while Niss N.viIIa
watched the stesmer and Mr. Neville
WAS burrv,nv down witb ,be big hao
after me
I WAS in a terrible fright for fear Miss
Katie shoul6 see Grasper He kent aside
and wa,cbe,i. h. meant mischief, yat in
some rrsnac,s he WAS cbsnpeI. his hair
AtnnSt
GermanIit. aud he was smoting a china
nin- Rn, his eyes were as crnsI and
yindictiye "a ever: and / sbndder.I as I
saw him fasten them on Miss Katie
E,nr,aan mnn,bs had msda q deal nf ne
f.r,nce in his annesranca. I doub, If ba
had altered in himself,
In came IN. LITTLE steamer and We all
went an hoard Mr. Neville ATTACHED
himself 10 Miss Katie, and I couId see him
Whispering 10 her. and she Iauphed bur
bInsb.d ali the same snd said ..Jnst
lars Gidann Grasner v.s for,yarI o,,d
made no sign until i went near tbe en-.
,,i,,s ,,.ba, h.. T.,,., h,b;n1 M, ia IL.
,ar..J
Are they engaged. ehs Tell me, |
1uickr'
How dare Won address me like rhat,''
/ asked. turning ON him in English plain
ss his face
..You're NOT the oueen of ENGLAND nor /
vet the empress of Russia. so | suppose | |
can talk 10 a country woman Nv dear |
Mrs Farmer. Won are looking Younger
Than eyer-ten wears NJ least
Mr. Gideon Grasper. ~ said Il can't
r.tr:rn the commitment. and | reouire
none of yours. I'VE are strangers since
Won wrecked thai bark ~
Hold your tonguer, he hissed Tor il
will be bad for You and YOUR baby faced
yirl wander supnass you know she is
engaged 10 tne,''
10 you-, exclaimed ooh heaven
foryiye you such A story, Why- She hates